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He YN, Peng JS, Cai Y, Liu DF, Guan Y, Yi HY, Gong JM*. (2017) Tonoplast-localized nitrate uptake transporters involved in vacuolar nitrate efflux and reallocation in Arabidopsis. Sci Rep. 7(1):6417.

Fu YL*, Ma HL, Chen SY, Gu TY, Gon JM. (2017) Control of proline accumulation under drought via a novel pathway comprising the histone methylase CAU1 and the transcription factor ANAC055. J EXP BOT. 69(3):579-588.

Gao MJ, Yin X, Yang WB, Lam SM, Tong XH, Liu JY, Wang X, Li Q, Shui GH, He ZH*. (2017) GDSL lipases modulate immunity through lipid homeostasis in rice. PLoS Pathog. 13(11): e1006724.

An D, Chen JG, Gao YQ, Li X, Chao ZF, Chen ZR, Li QQ, Han ML, Wang YL, Wang YF, Chao DY*. (2017) AtHKT1 drives adaptation of Arabidopsis thaliana to salinity by reducing floral sodium content. PLoS Genetics. 13(10): e1007086.

Xia YL#, Luo FF#, Shang YF, Chen PL, Lu YZ, Wang CS*. (2017) Fungal cordycepin biosynthesis is coupled with the production of the safeguard molecule pentostatin. Cell Chemical Biology. 24(12):1479-1489.e4.

Wang SB*, Dos-Santos A, Huang W, Liu K, Oshaghi M, Wei G, Agre P and Jacobs-Lorena M*. (2017) Driving mosquito refractoriness to Plasmodium falciparum with engineered symbiotic bacteria. Science. 357(6358):1399-1402.

Hu B#, Zhang GF#, Liu W#, Shi JM#, Wang H#, Qi MF, Li JQ, Qin P, Ruan Y, Huang H, Zhang YJ, Xu L*. (2017) Divergent regeneration-competent cells adopt a common mechanism for callus initiation in angiosperms. Regeneration. 4(3):132–139. [Cover story]

Guo T, Mao X, Zhang H, Zhang Y, Fu M, Sun Z, Kuai P, Lou Y, Fang YD*. (2017) Lamin-like Proteins Negatively Regulate Plant Immunity through NAC WITH TRANSMEMBRANE MOTIF1-LIKE9 and NONEXPRESSOR OF PR GENES1 in Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecular Plant. 10(10):1334-1348.

Cen K, Li B, Lu YZ, Zhang SW, Wang CS*. (2017) Divergent LysM effectors contribute to the virulence of Beauveria bassiana by evasion of insect immune defenses. PLoS Pathogens. 13(9): e1006004.

Li Q#, Wang JC#, Ye JW#, Zheng XX, Xiang XX, Li CS, Fu MM, Wang Q, Zhang ZY and Wu YR*. (2017) The maize imprinted gene Floury3 encodes a PLATZ protein required for tRNA and 5S rRNA transcription through interaction with RNA polymerase III. Plant Cell. 29(10):2661-2675.

Sheng LH#, Hu XM#, Du YJ, Zhang GF, Huang H, Scheres B, Xu L*. (2017) Non-canonical WOX11-mediated root branching contributes to plasticity in Arabidopsis root system architecture. Development. 144(17):3134-3144.

Zhou W, He S, Naconsie M, Ma Q, Zeeman SC, Gruissem W, Zhang P*. (2017) Alpha-glucan, water dikinase 1 affects starch metabolism and storage root growth in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). Scientific Reports. 7(1):9863.

Yang J, Moeinzadeh M-H, Kuhl H, Helmuth J, Xiao P, Haas S, Liu G, Zheng J, Sun Z, Fan W, Deng G, Wang H, Hu F, Zhao S, Fernie AR, Boerno S, Timmermann B, Zhang P*, Vingron M*. (2017) Haplotype-resolved sweet potato genome traces back its hexaploidization history. Nature Plants. 3(9):696-703.

Li JX#, Wang CY#, Yang GH, Sun Z, Guo H, Shao K, Gu Y, Jiang WH*, Zhang P*. (2017) Molecular mechanism of environmental D-xylose perception by a XylFII-LytS complex in bacteria. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 114(31):8235-8240.

Song QF, Wang Y,Qu MN , Ort D,Zhu XG*. (2017) The impact of modifying antenna size of photosystem II on canopy photosynthetic efficiency – Development of a new canopy photosynthesis model scaling from metabolism to canopy level processes. Plant Cell and Environment.. 40(12):2946-2957.

Qu MN , Zheng GY, Essmine J , Hamdani S, Song QF, Wang HR, Chu CC, Sirault X, Zhu XG*. (2017) Leaf photosynthetic parameters related to biomass accumulation in a global rice diversity survey. Plant Physiology. 175(1):248-258.

Xiao Y, Zhu XG*. (2017) Components of mesophyll resistance and their environmental responses: A theoretical modelling analysis. Plant Cell and Environment. 40(11):2729-2742.

Zhou YQ, Di ZA, Li XM, Shan YH, Li WC, Zhang HB, Xiao YL*. (2017) Chemical proteomics reveal CD147 as a functional target of pseudolaric acid B in human cancer cells. Chem Commun. 53(62):8671-8674.

Jiang Y, Qian FH, Yang JJ, Liu YM, Dong F, Xu CM, Sun BB, Chen B, Xu XS, Li Y, Wang RX, Yang S*. (2017) CRISPR-Cpf1 -assisted genome editing of Corynebacterium glutamicum. Nat Commun. 8:15179.

Han XL, Sun N, Xu M, Mi HL*. (2017) Co-ordination of NDH and Cup proteins in CO2 uptake in cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. J Exp Bot. 68(14):3869-3877.

Jiang YN, Wang WX, Xie QJ, Liu N, Liu LX, Wang DP, Zhang XW, Yang C, Chen XY, Tang DZ, Wang ET*. (2017) Plants Transfer Lipids to Sustain Colonization by Mutualistic Mycorrhizal and Parasitic Fungi. Science. 356(6343):1172-1175.

Zhang TQ, Lian H, Zhou CM, Xu L, Jiao YL, Wang JW*. (2017) A Two-Step Model for de novoActivation of WUSCHEL during Plant Shoot Regeneration. Plant Cell. 29(5):1073-1087.

Wei G^#, Lai YL^#, Wang GD^#, Chen H, Li F, Wang SB^*. (2017) Insect pathogenic fungus interacts with the gut microbiota to accelerate mosquito mortality. PNAS. 114(23):5994-5999.

Zhou LJ, Xiao LT, Xue HW*. (2017) Dynamic cytology and transcriptional regulation of rice lamina joint development. Plant Physiol. 174(3):1728-1746.

Yang BJ*, Lin WH*, Fu FF, Xu ZH, Xue HW**. (2017) Receptor-like protein ELT1 promotes brassinosteroid signaling through interacting with and suppressing the endocytosis-mediated degradation of receptor BRI1. Cell Res. 27(9):1182-1185.

Gao SL, Tong YY, Zhu L, Ge M, Zhang YA, Chen DJ, Jiang Y, Yang S*. (2017) Iterative integration of multiple-copy pathway genes in Yarrowia lipolytica for heterologous β-carotene production. Metab Eng. 41:192-201.

Chen P#, Jing X#, Liao B, Zhu Y, Xu J, Liu R, Zhao Y, and Li X*. (2017) BioNano map resource for Oryza sativa ssp. japonica and indica and its application in rice genome sequence correction and gap filling. Molecular Plant. 10(6):895-898.

Shao J, Chen QW, Lv HJ, He J, Liu ZF, Lu YN, Liu HL*, Wang GD*, Wang Y*. (2017) (+)-Thalianatriene and (-)-Retigeranin B Catalyzed by Sesterterpene Synthases from Arabidopsis thaliana. Org Lett. 19(7):1816-1819.

Yang MQ, You WJ, Wu SW, Fan Z, Xu, BF, Zhu ML, Li X, Xiao YL*. (2017) Global transcriptome analysis of Huperzia serrata and identification of critical genes involved in the biosynthesis of huperzine A. BMC Genomics 18(1):245.

Zhang L#, Yu H#, Ma B, Liu GF, Wang JJ, Wang JM, Gao RC, Li JJ, Liu JY, Xu J, Zhang YY, Li Q, Huang XH, Xu JL, Li JM, Qian Q, Han B, He ZH*, Li JY*. (2017) A Natural Tandem Array Alleviates Epigenetic Repression of IPA1 and Leads to Superior Yielding Rice. Nature Communications. 8:14789.

Bao ZH^＃, Qi XF^＃, Hong S, Xu K, He FY, Zhang MH, Chen JG,Chao DY, Zhao W, Li DF, Wang JW*, Zhang P*. (2017) Structure and mechanism of a group-I cobalt energy coupling factor transporter. Cell Res. 27(5):675-687.

Yan QQ, Xia X, Sun ZF, Fang YD*. (2017) Depletion of Arabidopsis SC35 and SC35-like serine/arginine-rich proteins affects the transcription and splicing of a subset of genes. PLoS Genet. 13(3):e1006663.

Chen ST, He NY, Chen JH and Guo FQ*. (2017) Identification of Core Subunits of Photosystem II as Action Sites of HSP21 That Is Activated by the GUN5-Mediated Retrograde Pathway in Arabidopsis. Plant J. 89(6):1106-1118.

Lei C, Li SY, Liu JK, Zheng X, Zhao GP, Wang J*. (2017) The CCTL (Cpf1-assisted Cutting and Taq DNA ligase-assisted Ligation) method for efficient editing of large DNA constructs in vitro. Nucleic Acids Res. 45(9):e74.

Chen SQ#, Hou CX#, Bi HL, Wang YQ, Xu J, Li MW, James AA, Huang YP*, Tan AJ*. (2017) Transgenic CRISPR/Cas9-mediated viral gene targeting for antiviral therapy of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV). J Virol. 91(8). pii: e02465-16.

Xu J, Chen SQ, Zeng BS, James AA, Tan AJ*, Huang YP*. (2017) Bombyx mori P-element Somatic Inhibitor (BmPSI) Is a Key Auxiliary Factor for Silkworm Male Sex Determination. PLoS Genet. 13(1):e1006576.

Yang YP, Zhang L, Huang H, Yang C, Yang S, Gu Y*, Jiang WH*. (2017) A Flexible Binding Site Architecture Provides New Insights into CcpA Global Regulation in Gram-Positive Bacteria. MBio. 8:e02004-16.

Deng YW, Zhai KR, Xie Z, Yang DY, Zhu XD, Liu JZ, Wang X, Qin P, Yang YZ, Zhang GM, Li Qun, Zhang JF, Wu SQ, Milazzo J, Mao BZ, Wang ET, Xie HA, Tharreau D, He ZH*. (2017) Epigenetic regulation of antagonistic receptors confers rice blast resistance with yield balance. Science. 355(6328):962-965.

Wang C#, Wang G#, Zhang C, Zhu PK, Dai HL , Yu N , He ZH , Xu L*, Wang ET*. (2017) OsCERK1-mediated chitin perception and immune signaling requires Receptor-like Cytoplasmic Kinase 185 to activate a MAPK cascade in rice. Mol Plant. 10(4):619-633.

Peng JS, Ding G, Meng S, Yi HY, Gong JM*. (2017) Enhanced metal tolerance correlates with heterotypic variation in SpMTL, a metallothionein-like protein from the hyperaccumulator Sedum plumbizincicola. Plant Cell Environ. 40(8):1368-1378.

Li L, Zheng GS, Chen J, Ge M, Jiang WH*, Lu YH*. (2017) Multiplexed site-specific genome engineering for overproducing bioactive secondary metabolites in actinomycetes. Metab Eng. 40:80-92.

Xu BF, Lei L, Zhu XC, Zhou YQ, Xiao YL*. (2017) Identification and characterization of L-lysine decarboxylase from Huperzia serrata and its role in the metabolic pathway of lycopodium alkaloid. Phytochemistry. 136:23-30.

Mao YB, Liu YQ, Chen DY, Chen FY, Fang X, Hong GJ, Wang LJ, Wang JW, Chen XY*. (2017) Jasmonate response decay and defense metabolite accumulation contributes to age-regulated dynamics of plant insect resistance. Nature Commun. 8:13925.

He NS^#, Wu P^#, Lei YX, Xu BF, Zhu XC, Xu GD, Gao YJ, Qi JZ, Deng ZX, Tang GL, Chen WQ*, Xiao YL*. (2017) Construction of the octosyl acid backbone catalyzed by a radical S-adenosylmethionine enzyme and a phosphatase in the biosynthesis of high-carbon sugar nucleoside antibiotics. Chemical Science. 8,444-451.

Wang CS*, Wang SB. (2017) Insect pathogenic fungi: genomics, molecular interactions, and genetic improvements. Annu Rev Entomol. 62:73-90.